Louise Radnofsky
Wall Street Journal
Washington, DC, United States
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Brittney Griner Says She Had a Medical Marijuana Prescription for the Drugs She Brought Into Russia
The women’s basketball star, who has pleaded guilty, also emphasized her large Russian tax payments. → Read More
Lawmakers Are Pushing to Depose Dan Snyder. He’s Parking the Boat Overseas.
The embattled Washington Commanders owner is in an extraordinary face-off with the House oversight committee over the terms of his appearance while he travels internationally. → Read More
Justice Department Is Investigating PGA Tour Over Potential Antitrust Violations in LIV Golf Battle
The probe shows that the Justice Department is watching the PGA Tour’s fight to retain players in the face of new competition from the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit. → Read More
Biden Awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Simone Biles, Megan Rapinoe
President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 17 cultural and political figures, including the two female sports stars who have straddled both worlds with roles as activists off the field. → Read More
Brittney Griner Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges in Russia
The women’s basketball star acknowledged that she was carrying hashish oil in her luggage, but said she did not mean to break Russian drug laws. → Read More
Brittney Griner Makes Direct Plea to Biden for Her Freedom
Brittney Griner, the American basketball player who is on trial on drug charges in Russia, wrote to President Biden to ask him to work to free her and other Americans detained abroad. → Read More
Russia Outlines Drug Charges Against Brittney Griner as Trial Continues
Prosecutors say Brittney Griner brought two cartridges containing banned hashish oil “for personal use” when she flew into Moscow in mid-February. → Read More
The Fight Over Abortion Is Coming to Sports, but the Strategy Is Shifting
Boycotting states has largely fallen from favor as a campaign tool, abortion rights supporters say. Instead, these activists want teams and leagues to use events to champion their cause. → Read More
Roger Goodell Defends NFL’s Handling of Workplace Allegations Against Dan Snyder’s Washington Commanders
The NFL commissioner told the House Oversight Committee that Snyder “has been held accountable” by the league. Snyder will be subpoenaed to give a deposition next week. → Read More
International Swimming Bars Transgender Women From Competing in Women’s Events
In a marked shift, swimmers will be ineligible for women’s races if they have gone through male puberty. → Read More
A High-Powered Legal Fight Is Brewing Over Deshaun Watson’s Impending Suspension
The star quarterback is expected to be disciplined in the coming weeks after accusations of sexual misconduct with massage therapists—and the NFL players’ union is gearing up to aid him. → Read More
Washington Commanders’ Owner Dan Snyder Declines Invitation to Testify in Congress
Dan Snyder could still be subpoenaed, while NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is expected to appear before a hearing of the House oversight committee. → Read More
Brittney Griner’s Supporters Want Her Traded Out of Russian Prison, but That Kind of Deal Is Hard
Griner’s case is tied up with the detentions of another American, Paul Whelan, and Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, amid historically low U.S.-Russia relations. → Read More
Gymnasts File $1 Billion Claims Against FBI for Mishandling of Larry Nassar Investigation
The group includes dozens of women and girls assaulted while the agency ignored reports about the doctor–and the stars who raised the alarm. → Read More
For Flag Football, Cheerleading, Cricket and Lacrosse, the Race Is On to Make the 2028 Olympics
The Los Angeles Games is about to invite sports eager for Olympic inclusion to submit their formal pitches. The campaigning has already begun. → Read More
Testing Positive in Zero-Covid China
In Beijing to cover the Olympics, a Journal reporter was isolated under aggressive policies now being used across the country. → Read More
Justice Department Won't Charge FBI Agents in Nassar Case Failures
Indianapolis-based FBI agents disregarded gymnasts’ allegations that the national team doctor sexually assaulted them. → Read More
USA Gymnastics Struggled to Find a New Women’s Team Coach. So It Hired Three Coaches.
Olympians Alicia Sacramone Quinn and Chellsie Memmel are “strategic” and “technical” heads while Dan Baker is “developmental lead.” → Read More
MLB’s Trevor Bauer Showdown Casts a Spotlight on the NFL and Deshaun Watson
MLB’s two-year suspension of Trevor Bauer set up inevitable—and uncomfortable—comparisons for the NFL as it weighs disciplining Deshaun Watson. → Read More
Meet the Only College Athletes Who Can’t Do Endorsement Deals
International students’ visas preclude almost all kinds of work, and they face big problems if they’re considered to have broken the rules. → Read More